Richard Bradley, executive director of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District, describes the reinvigoration of Washington, D.C. as a commercial real estate market and how sustainability is important to keeping the city a top-tier market....More

Peter Scarpelli, vice president and global director of energy sustainability with CBRE, discusses how having a succinct operating strategy with the brokerage giant’s corporate accounts has been the most effective way of advancing efficiency....More

Eddie Massie, energy manager with Lincoln Harris Corporate Services Group, explains how the third-party property management group has set up a holistic energy program for its clients that covers not just usage and assessment of the building, but also considers energy efficiency’s operational impacts....More

Brad Molotsky, executive vice president and general counsel with Brandywine Realty Trust, comments on how the REIT is assessing its operations and its strategies for procuring building materials and services and how its properties are performing....More

Prudential Mortgage Capital’s David Durning talks about how the firm is looking to expand its portfolio lending program—increasing from $12.2 billion in originations in 2012 to $13 billion in 2013. Part of that will be driven by increases in its agency platform and more international volume....More

Bank of America’s Chris Thomas talks about how the bank’s business grew in markets like New York, Washington D.C. and Boston. The company also grew its warehouse business in 2012. The bank changed its strategy last year to look for much deeper relationship lending than in the past....More

Donald Resnick, partner, Jenner & Block, describes how the net lease sector remained robust in comparison with other commercial real estate investment types, where volume diminished by more dramatic amounts during the down cycle....More

Robert Martie, executive vice president of the New Jersey Region for Colliers International, says that despite the economic unknowns, what’s happening in New Jersey today versus during the economic downturn of 2009 is profoundly different....More

Ron Beit, lead developer for New York-based RBH Management Group, talks about how Teacher’s Village, a mixed-use development including residential, retail and charter schools that’s set for delivery in 2012-2014.....More

Jamie LeFrak, principal of The LeFrak Organization, talks about how developing Newport, N.J., including 5 million sq. ft. of class-A office space and 5,000 multifamily units, has created a “mini-city” that is drawing the financial services industry....More

Michael Seeve, president of Mountain Development, calls himself an optimist. He sees tenant expansion and activity as increasing, with the healthcare industry driving the office sector. So are changing tenants’ needs....More